From: "David Francis" >> ...Whinham's Reel -- anybody got the ABCs for that? >Great tune! It is Northumbrian, and composed by a fiddler called >Whinham. Piper >Graham Dixon unearthed and published a whole >collection of his material about 6 >years ago... From: Jack Campin >>> ...Whinham's Reel -- anybody got the ABCs for that? >> Do you know any more about it, Janice? Is it Northumbrian? > Nope, the name's all I know about it. It was paired with (I think) > Miss Thompson's Hornpipe[1], which I think is Northumbrian. >X:1 >T:Whinham's Reel >B:Northumbrian Pipers' Tune Book volume 1 > >Sounds like it would be good for an American contra dance. > >If anybody else here hasn't got the NPTB (especially volume 1), >they ought to. Thanks, y'all for the information and the tune! That's the very one. I found this poem while looking for something else. Apparently there's a genre of songs made up of song (or tune) titles. Here's the first verse: (Query: What's a "hopping"? [1] The Northumbrian Minstrel’s Budget By Henry Robson (1770-1848) A minstrel who wandered ‘tween Tyndedale and Tweedale Who well could perform on the bagpipes and fiddle Who tended at hoppings, at bridals, and fairs, And charmed young and old with his lilts and his airs, The following tunes played correctly and clearly: - Go to bed, Cicely – Laddie lie near me – The Souters o’ Selkirk – and Stannerton Hopping – (Where blithesome young maids used to cock up their topping) The famed Lairds o’ Ryton – To Wylam away – The bonny Pit Lad – and the Black and the Grey – My laddie sits ower late up – Drops of Brandy – The Lasses love Wine and Sugar Candy – Coquetside – and the Peacock followed the Hen – The three true good fellows ayont yon glen – Famed Felton Lonning – My Eppie is true – And the Dyer who dyed my apron blue – Blow the wind southerly home to my dear – Till the Tide comes in I’ll sit on the pier – And the famed Ant-gallican privateer— The rest may be viewed at: http://www.stanford.edu/~boneill/allsongs/north.html [1] I've already thought of all the jokes, thanks. Janice (Hopper) in Duluth, GA :-) Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
